East Flatbush, Brooklyn

East Flatbush
East Flatbush
Neighborhood of Brooklyn
	PS 181, Tilden and New York Avenues
	Location in New York City
	Coordinates: 40°38′38″N 73°55′48″W / 40.644°N 73.930°W
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Community District	Brooklyn 17
Area
• Total	7.5737 km2 (2.9242 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	135,619
• Density	18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Black	88.7%
• Hispanic	6.6
• Two or more races	1.6
• White	1.3
• Other	1.8
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	11203
Area codes	718, 347, 929, and 917

East Flatbush is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. East Flatbush is bounded by Crown Heights and Empire Boulevard to the north; Brownsville and East 98th Street to the east; Flatlands, Canarsie and the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch to the south; and the neighborhood of Flatbush and New York Avenue to the west. East Flatbush is a predominantly African American neighborhood and has a population of 135,619 as of the 2010 United States census.

East Flatbush is part of Brooklyn Community District 17, and its primary ZIP Code is 11203.^[1] It is patrolled by the 67th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.^[4] Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 40th, 41st, and 45th Districts.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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^ "Current City Council Districts for Kings County", New York City. Accessed May 5, 2017.